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chip fracture

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chip fracture,
any small fragmental fracture, usually one involving a bony process near a joint.

chip fracture
A small fracture through a bone region that serves as the site of a ligamentous attachment. See Fracture.


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This protuberance (tubercle) can appear like a separate ossicle or like a chip fracture on APOM views.
Notes:@ Milwaukee LHP Manny Parra was placed on the 15-day disabled list after sustaining a chip fracture in his left thumb Thursday night.
Roenick suffered a chip fracture in his right ankle March 25 and was expected to be sidelined until at least the final week of the regular season, but Roenick returned just four days later and is playing through the pain.
 
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